The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-06-18
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT AND CON-
DOLENCE.

DOLENCE.
OAKLAND, Md, June 10, 1887.
The members of the Garrett county
Bar, by previous arrangement, met
in the Court House at o'clock P. M,
to take action upon the death of Mr..
VIM. H. Tower, late Clerk of the
Circuit Court. Col. j. w. Veitch
called the meeting to order and nom.
mated Thomas j. Peddicord, ESQ.,,
to preside. Upon taking the chair
Mr.. Peddicord briefly stated the OBJ.
ject of the meeting, and on motion Of
G. S, Hamill, ESQ.,. Edward HI. Sin
cell was elected secretary.
Upon motion a committee of five
was appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense of the Bar OF
Garrett county upon the death oil
William HI. Tower, late Clerk of the
Circuit Court of said county. The
chair appointed the following named
committee: j. w. Veitch, chairman
G.. S. Hamill, A. B. Gender, j. T.
Mitchell and w. p. Townshend. The
committee retired for a short time
and upon its return to the Court room
made thefollowing report, to-wit:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased AL
mighty God in His inscrutable wis.
dom to remove by death from his
field of usefulness as a citizen and a
public officer here amongst us, and
from the tender ties and relationships
of home, VIM. II. Tower, Esq, Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, That while we
bow with submission to His Divine
will, we most sincerely deplore the
loss sustained by this community in
the death of Mr.. Tower, as an up.
right citizen and faithful and eff
ficient public officer.
Res0IUeN, That we, the members
of this bar, feel,his loss with a keeuer
sense of pain by reason of the init
mate official connections so long SUBJ
sisting between us, as well as on &C.
count of the courteous and kindly
personal relations thus sundered.
ResolUed, That we hereby tender
to his grief stricken family our ear
nest sympathy and sincere condol-
ence, and add our own prayers to the
many offered, that He who inficts
the wound. may tenderly bind up
and heal it.
ReSotUed, That a copy of these
resolutions be engrossed by the Sec
rotary of this meeting and presented
to the immediate family of Mr..
Tower.
ResolUed, That the proceedings
of this meeting, and a copy of these
resolutions be published in the news.
papers of the county.
JOHN w. VEITCH,
GILMoR S. HAMILL,
ANDREW B. GoNDER,
JOHN T. MITCHELL,
w. p. TowNsHEND,
Committee.
On motion of F. A. Thayer, ESQ.,,
the report of the committee was
adopted.
On motion Messrs. Veitch and
HamiIl, in conjunction with the
chairman of this meeting, were chos-
en- committee to present the afore.
going preamble and resolutions to
the Court at the July Term and re-
quest that they be spread upon the
minits of the Court.
On motion it was resolved to drape
the Clerks desk in the Court room
for thirty days from this date, and
Messrs. Townshend, Thayer. and
Sincell were appointed a committee
10 perform this duty.
On motion it was resolved to at
tend the funeral in a body.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
THOMAS j. PEDDICoRD,
Chairman,
EDWARD III. SINCELL,
Secretary.
OAKLAND, Md, June IL, 1887.
TO Alta Lodge No. 574. Knights of
Honor:
The undersigned having been ap.
pointed committee to draft resolu-
tons expressive Of the sense of the
Lodge upon the death of our late
Brother, William HI. Tower, beg
leave to report the following pre-
amble and resolutions
WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased AL
mighty God in His wise providence
to take out of the world the soul of
our deceased brother, thereby forci-
bly, reminding us that sin the midst
of life we are in DEATH" and solemn
ly impressing us with the uncertain
ty of human life, the immutable Ger =
tainty of death and the vanity of
all earthly pursuits; therefore, be it
Resolved. That in the death of
Bro. William H. Tower this Lodge
recognizes the loss of an earnest
Christian man, public, spirited and
patriotic citizen, a faithful and eff
cient public official. a tender and lov-
ing husband and father, and the most
Jealous and useful member of Alta
Lodge.
RESOLVED. That whilst we, as a